From experience, seeing people (friends)privately selling GoWesty vans after a few years of having them, 
I'd say you loose about half your money. Yep, private sale price is that far off gowestys retail price. 

-craig 

On Dec 28, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote:

> So, if you bought a refurbished GoWesty rig and held onto it for a few years what do you expect the depreciation value to be?
> 
> Cheers,
> Harry
> 
> On Dec 28, 2013 7:26 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> There is a difference between Go Westie and a private seller. They have 
>> spent years developing their market and the name has a premium. 
>> 
>> Set-up your vanagon exactly like one of theirs and yours will still sell for 
>> less. Regardless vanagons are expensive and I believe you will eventually 
>> get what you are asking for. 
>> 
>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave 
>> www.kegkits.com 
>> www.stir-plate.com 
>> www.towercooler.com 
>> www.grow-sun.com 
>> www.raspberryproject.com 
>> 
>> Did you try to call & I did not answer? I apologize but I never answer 
>> numbers I don't recognize because I'm tired of sales people trying to sell 
>> me life insurance, health insurance, Obama insurance, merchant services, 
>> very expensive money and the latest, greatest "guaranteed to make millions" 
>> investment. 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of 
>> Don Hanson 
>> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 5:59 PM 
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k) 
>> 
>> Well gosh, I think that's a ludicrously high asking price, but someone may 
>> pay it. I'm amazed at Go Westie getting theirs sold so high....more power to 
>> the seller...I hope you get it sold at full asking price. 
>> On Dec 28, 2013 12:03 PM, "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote: 
>> 
>>> Dear Seller 
>>> 
>>> I hope you actually have a bidding war over your vanagon blue star for 
>>> sale 
>>> - 
>>> i hope your reserve is met and surpassed by at least 10% - when the 
>>> vanagons are wrecked everyone says - screw the insurance company mine 
>>> is worth 10 times what i got after accident - they go to buy one or 
>>> see one for sale that may be even slightly better than the one wrecked 
>>> - and they are right away - holy smokes this is a 30 year old VW man 
>>> you cant expect that much for it - blah blah blah blah blah 
>>> - 
>>> 
>>> well guys you can t have it both ways - go westy has proven that hands 
>>> down - built a model on repeat business - high quality rebuilds and up 
>>> to date modifications - there are many things in play here - we have a 
>>> rare antique vehicle that is in daily use cause it is an amazing 
>>> vehicle - to own one you have to be excellent with the wrenches or 
>>> have loads of cash to pay the excellent guy top $ for repairs - 
>>> 
>>> these are specialty vehicles - you will either insure as a show 
>>> vehicle that you trailer form show to show - or as a daily driver with 
>>> as much additional insurance as your carrier is willing to honour in 
>>> the event of a mishap - 
>>> 
>>> gone with your jim morrison hair du is the truth that these are hippy 
>>> vehicles used only by hippies to transport other hippies between 
>>> grateful dead concerts - 
>>> 
>>> ig there is one thing i have learned it is that to be a successful 
>>> hippie - you have to be really really really smart and resourceful or 
>>> a trust fund kid - 
>>> 
>>> That guy dancing with the naked chic in the woodstock video - is 
>>> either dead from OD or living in connecticut and wondering if the 
>>> kennedys are going to have another quiet neighbour only new years 
>>> party and if so do they live close enough to be considered and get an 
>>> invite - 
>>> 
>>> SELL HIGH AND SELL OFTEN - 
>>> Stay RICH my friends 
>>> 
>>> as said by the least interesting guy on any mailing list 
>>> 
>>> regards 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Jason Ewing <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Agreed. Ultimately it is only worth as much or little as someone is 
>>>> willing to pay. Only one way to find that out is put a price on it 
>>>> and
>>> wait 
>>>> for response. Know your bottom line and what it's worth to you. I 
>>>> have Corrado sitting here that has that problem. It's worth more to 
>>>> me collecting dust (and right now snow) than people were willing to
>> offer. 
>>>> Best of luck with the sale. 
>>>> 
>>>> Jason 
>>>>    *From: *JRodgers 
>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 26, 2013 4:02 PM 
>>>> *To: *vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
>>>> *Reply To: *JRodgers 
>>>> *Subject: *Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k) 
>>>> 
>>>> Pretty sure you could get 10 grand for it, not too much trouble. 
>>>> Above that is anybody's guess. The market is a funny place where 
>>>> Vanagons are concerned. And the Left Coast is much better than the 
>>>> Right Coast. But stick it out there. Who knows. 
>>>> 
>>>> Like the Lil' Boy sez, "if'n you don't put your hook in the water, 
>>>> you ain't gonna catch no fish!!" 
>>>> 
>>>> It's just the fishing might be slow. 
>>>> 
>>>> John 
>>>> 
>>>> On 12/26/2013 2:22 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: 
>>>>> Oh, sorry. Was using my "safe for TV" judgment. 
>>>>> And apparently I should have said OBO as 25k seems a bit too high 
>>>>> for
>>>> some. 
>>>>> Apparently if you replace/upgrade nearly every part of your 
>>>>> vanagon you
>>>> can still only sell if with 4 places to the left of the decimal 
>>>> point. Go figure. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers, 
>>>>> Harry 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers, 
>>>>> Harry 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 26, 2013 2:22 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We still frown the use of such "terms" on the List. Hurts my 
>>>>>> Vanagon's
>>>> (r)ears. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> :-) 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> BenT 
>>>>>> Mod 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (walking softly but still reading.) 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Harry Hoffman <
>>> hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> 
>>>> wrote: 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "...kick-*ss..." 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "... bad*ss..."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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